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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1927

Page

8

Characters of a Benson murder case in Vance novel

In a Henry Benson murder inquiry Markham questions Miss St Clair about her gloves and handbag found at the scene. The famed singer denies details while Vance probes her alibi and the handbag trail, amid tense office exchanges and investigative banter.

Philo Vance John F.X. Markham New York County Alvin H. Benson Wall Street Antho Benson Anna Platz Alvin Benson Muriel ST Clair Philip Leacock Miss St. Clair Leander Pfyfe Paula Banning Pfyfe Carl Hagedorn Doremus Frank Swacker Carrie Vance Raict S. S Yandine Benson Markham Tracy Phelps Heath Leander Pryfe Heath Vance Nietzche Mr. Benson

American Soldier Pardoned after Desertion in Foreign Legion

Paris dispatch reports the French War Office examined records revealing Bennett J. Doty, an American soldier of fortune, imprisoned for desertion from the Foreign Legion and pardoned. The item notes his full time service option in the French Army and dates from late September.

Paris U.P French War Office Bennett J. Doty Foreign Legion

Closely Guarded Man Ordered to Hospital for Murder

Tony Decapua was taken to the Lima hospital for the criminal insane after Judge Clifford Woodside ordered him committed for the murder of eight people. The case will be presented to the county grand jury at the next term to ensure he faces possible new proceedings if released.

Markham Miss St. Clair Youngstown U.P Tony Decapua Lima Clifford Woodside Decapua

Radio Schedules From WJZ to WEAF and More

A dense listing of radio hook ups and programs across stations including WIZ WEAF WLW WCCO WEEI WDWM WJZ KDKA WGY and WEAF detailing times, bands, orchestras, opera, talks and NBC features. Included are station notes for Friday features with Philco Hour Cities Service and various dinner music slots.

WIZ RCA Radiotrons WEAF Eskimos WLW Cressey Cossacks WCCO WEEI WJZ Philco WOR Columbia Chain LaFrance Orchestra WHAM WGY Eastman Theatre CFCF St. Paul NBC WEAP Long

League Council Adjourns to December Session

Geneva reports the League of Nations council adjourned today until the December session.

League Council Geneva Switzerland League of Nations Council

Before Baby Comes Marys Friend soothes expectant mothers

Externally applied comfort for prenatal distress relaxes tissues and muscles. Daily use softens and smooths skin. Three generations praise Mothers Friend. Mrs Selah Mabe of Lawoonville NC says it eased birth pain. Free booklet on Things to Know Before Baby Comes offered. Bradfield Regulator Co Desi 28 Atlanta Ga

Selah Mabe Lawoonville N.C Rite Bradfield Regulator Co Desi Atlanta

American fugitive Doty pardoned and released in France

Doty, who faced an eight year sentence in 1924, was pardoned on September 21 and released from Clairvaux military prison at 11 30 a m on September 23 after serving thirteen months. The pardon followed a pleading letter from his father in Biloxi Mississippi to Minister Painleve. Charles Campbell, Doty’s lawyer, reported that Doty was at Clairvaux near Lyons and later at Marseilles.

United States Doty Clairvaux United Press Biloxi Miss Painleve Charles Campbell Lyons Marseilles

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